UN-beLIEVABLE! >=[

ok...seriously, what the heck is WRONG with some people? are they just BORN to be STUPID, DUMBASSES, or do they just prone to pissing me off?? arghh...so yeh, what the heck could've happened at work to get me all riled up like this? boss yell at me for no good reason? no. co-worker acting all high n might/condescending? no. SOMEone...stole a sandwich!!! a SALMON sandwich!! MY SALMON SANDWICH!!!!

it was one of those leftovers from a catering event, there were plenty to go around, so i took one and i didn't wanna eat it yet so i just brought it back into my office n put it on my desk. i'm usually in my office all the time, but i had to go meet with someone else for a few minutes to discuss next week's schedule. so i'm gone for like 5-10 minutes...and when i come back into my office...i can immediately sense that something wasn't right. not right??! not right is an understatement! it's like the whole office had been upended...where the heck's my sandwich?!?! there's nobody around...and i didn't wanna go walking around asking ppl "hey, have you uh, seen my sandwich around?" my windows don't open so i could rule out the window washer guy as a suspect (he i thought we had Spiderman outside the building when he swung by today...), then i thought to myself: "did i eat it already?" i seriously thought about that for a minute cuz i very well could have, but no i ruled out that explanation out n kep thinking...maybe it was...that freakishly annoying, hoarse horse-voiced lady in the office next-door who just so happen to be the distant cousin of Frodo Baggins...the hobbit-lady! so yeh...*seething with anger* i think she did it...i have no real idea, but if anyone is worthy of such a lowly, dirty deed, it is she! way to PISS me off...man...*sniff...uh oh, startin to get a lil emotional here in my office now...can't let them see me cry!...yeah i KNOW there are some people reading this & thinking to themselves that this is all funny n stuff, but NO. seinfeld is funny, a missing sandwich...that's just sad. k gotta go run n grab a McChicken, that'll make it better... =(

!EDIT! : SANDWICH SAVED! (Thursday, July 1 2004)

deep breath...whoooosaa.... k, so i'm not going crazy and eating stuff n then forgetting that i ate it, n no the hobbit-lady didn't cross the line n steal my sandwich...the new guy was trying to be funny n decided to hide it inside my drawer while i was out of my office! only thing was, he forgot all about it n it wasn't till i was leaving at the end of the day that he remembered to tell me where it was. *whew* so alright, i had the McChicken already n i was already on my way home, n then off to a big ass bbq, so i stuck it in the fridge. hope it'll be ok tomorrow, it'd been sitting there for a few hours i guess, but like stitch says: "it's still good, still good..."

Friday, June 25 2004

"even MORE babes!"

alright, this time i'm SERIOUS, no more bikes! these chicks were real people (in swimsuits too i might add). once again the camera comes in handy...man i should've had one of these things years ago, then maybe i could've had my own reality (or unreality) show...neway so yeah i was walkin by the corner of Georgia & Granville when i hear all this comotion; voices on loudspeaker, crowd noise, laughter...and when i get closer to the source i see that it's some kind of fundraiser for Canuck Place:




so yeh, a fundraiser, nothin really worth shooting right? WRONG! didn't i tell u this post was about babes? in swimsuits? yes sir, the gimmick for this fundraising event was a dunk-tank, n the people getting dunked were the babes. man it wasn't even that sunny out today, but boy was it *hot! i gotta admit, i even donated a couple bucks for a few throws to get 'em wet.

alright, i know what ur thinking, hurry up let's see these hotties! okok hold up, here you go:
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(Monday, June 28 2004)

went to fellowship at BAC on Friday night, they had a guest speaker: David Wood from a church in Coquitlam. very engaging speaker, basically gave his testimony in about half an hour or so, totally got my attention. wished i could've had time to invite some friends to come with me, but still, hearing him tonight was encouraging and inspiring.

in a nutshell:
-his life before: basically atheist (family only went to church for xmas)
-went to York University in ONT
-university for him was like a "christian graveyard"
-his already superficial beliefs in God were eradicated
-became infected with what he called the 3 "diseases" of university: naturalism, post-modernism & do-it-yourself spirituality
-at the end of it all, decided on the "do-it-yourself" method, created his own 'gods' and resolved to pursue money and power in order to have a 'fulfilling'life
-got bored of life in Canada, on the suggestion of a friend he went to China and began working there in a "marketing" position
-in China, "marketing" basically meant schmoozing, wining & dining with clients
-became tangled up in corruption, unethical business practices, eventually even came into contact with the triads who were threatening his business
(i've never been to china, but think i've got at least an idea of the kind of corruption/intimidation that working in that sort of environment involves)
-after a few years, came to a point in his life where his "god's" (money, power) were starting to become meaningless - more money, more power, what's the point?
-by chance, came upon an old friend in an airport, met up and talked and eventually his friend gave him a bunch of books, one of which was C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity"
-David read it and afterwards accepted Christ on his own, and hasn't been the same ever since

now of course i'm cutting out a heck of a lot of stuff because my memory aint the greatest (today's monday, this happened on friday), so unfortunately i think you had to have been there to hear and see him deliver this testimony to appreciate the true wonder of his transformation; mentally, physically, and spiritually.

the guy used to be a heavy drinker and smoker during the years he worked in China, and on one occassion when he ran into a couple old buddies from back in his university days (after he'd left China) and told them that he'd now become a pastor, they were pretty shocked to say the least!

one thing he said that stuck with me was about how we often try to "fit" God into our busy schedules, to "find time" for Him. "finding time" for Him or "fitting Him in" isn't what God wants from us. we need to trust Him and the only way we can fully have a meaningful and whole relationship with Him is to build our lives around Him, not the other way around. He is our Rock and our foundation, the only thing in which I can trust and have faith in to remain the same until the end of time.

(Tuesday, June 29 2004)
the second thing he said that i recall was something along the lines of what we're each living for. he basically posed the question to us: "what are you living for?" i mean are you living for money, for a good family, for a good job, etc. for him at the time, it was to get as much money and power as he could, and that was exactly the same kind of mentality i had 2 years ago...grab as much cash/possessions, influence, while at the same time maintaining a "good reputation", and that would make me "happy/successful". well, i learned a quick lesson that that wasn't the goal, and i'm still learning i guess, but i'm still lacking a sense of direction.

so...err...what the heck am i trying to say?? iono, just wanted to record some of these thoughts i guess, and also about me returning to 'loo in fall. the way i'm seeing it now, it's almost kind of like a relief to me to be going back to something that's somewhat familiar; i think i remember it as the place that I went to learn how to "grow up". aside from having to find a place to live for the term, everything's lookin' pretty set to go for the Fall. the whole idea of living my life with God at the centre and not trying to "fit" him into whatever little cracks of free time i could find is a challenge for me, a challenge that i believe i'm going to have to accept if i'm ever going to mature and become all that He wants me to be. i guess another reason why going back to school this Fall looks "not so bad" is because of the awesome fellowship that i've been able to have out there...but i know i can't live off that forever. i know building my life around God doesn't only happen in Waterloo and not in BC, but for whatever reason, i've been given a final period of time to learn as much as i can out there and i plan to make the most of it.

Thursday, June 25 2004 cont'd...

"B & B = boredom & babes..."

i've used this blog to illustrate "boredom" before, now here's ULTIMATE boredom...


we'll start with one...

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uy...come this far, then of course we have to top it off...

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but of course...now it can't be stopped!



try n guess how many are in those 2 jugs, i'll get around to counting them some day...winner gets a prize! =D

FYI: each jug is 18.9L


now for the 'babes' part...

one of the things i love about my job is that whenever i get a break in the workload, downtown's a great place to go for a walk, esp. in the summer! i originally decided to leave the camera behind this time, but after walking around n seeing some interesting stuff, i actlly went back to the office to get it! (ikno ikno, what a geek) neway, so yeh they were shooting something down by Canada Place (not sure what it was, prbbly just the crew setting up), but the main reason i went back to grab the digicam was cuz i saw the 'babes'...gorgeous, i think it was somewhere along Cordova st. they were standing side by side, one italian, one japanese...hot stuff i tell ya! lucky for me, they were still there even after i'd come back with my camera, so lucky for YOU that you can have a peek at what i saw:
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two hotties!


the japanese...


and the italian.

they were magnificent...;)

Wednesday June 23, 2004

"Civil servants & ramen with Nammers..."

so once again i was wandering around the streets of Downtown Vancouver during my lunchbreak, and of course i brought my new toy (Canon SD110) with me. ah...so this is our tax money at work:
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neway, today i thought i'd take a walk down Granville (north of Robson) n check out what kinda guitars i could find at the pawn shop, and so i'm walkin down the street when i think i hear my name being called (a mumbled "Raph" can sound like a lotta stuff), but i don't think anything of it n just keep walking. all of a sudden i hear it again, louder this time, n i turn around n who do i see? my buddy mr. vuong... turns out eric's chillin downtown for lunch w/ binh after doing the Grouse Grind in the morning. haven't seen these guys for a while since goin away for school out east, plus it just so happened to be binh's birthday too so we go grab some ramen n gyoza. so i was a bit late coming back from lunch, but so what? it was worth it for me to get this shot of eric snortin noodles, n binh...ah well binh's just binh (he never did like taking pictures)...met this guy when we were like what, 15? n he's friggin looked like he's 50 ever since! lol the hat makes him look younger though.
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Thursday June 24, 2004

"Working hard..."

so...after working for over a month this summer in a challenging office environment at one of Canada's leading polytechincalinstitutes, what have i learned? well for one, you always need to come to work prepared! par exemple, in a business environment such as this, you need to have the right "equipment". i might've been fine hauling my backpack to UW everyday, but at an office in downtown vancouver you don't want to be trekking around with a "knapsack" (as the old office ladies call it) and risk being mistaken for a student instead of an employee! therefore, i resolved to purchase a more...er.."mature" looking piece of luggage. now i didn't wanna get some old fogey lookin' thing, something in between the shiny leather briefcases along Wall Street and the velcro covered packs all over SFU. so, the SportChek down the street from my office was having this crazy "5 Days of Madness" sale, n i picked up a nice, "professional" yet not too "accountant-like" brief:
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does it serve its purpose? hell yeah...
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excellent functionality! nipple approved ( . )
(to be continued...)

the power of words...

i almost forgot how powerful a few words can be. to be honest, i really didn't expect the last post to generate much response, it was more for my own record/recollection...but yeh, thx for those who asked out of concern. i'm cool.

even though The One is no longer a part of me anymore, i still keep a picture with me. i dunno, some ppl say holding onto pieces of the past is counterproductive if you're trying to let go, but hey i'm weird i guess. so, *deep breath*...here's one last look at, The One:
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Ahahaha...LOL okok...so i'm a TOTAL JERK for the previous post, sounding all SAD n SUICIDAL-like (unintentionally of course!), but yeh...c'mon guys, rmmbr whose blog this is right? *whew...hahaha well it was semi-serious, i really did wanna rmmbr what day i lost my ONE & ONLY wisdom tooth. all my vast knowledge/wisdom was taken from me in one shot, so that's one super-tooth up there...maybe i'll wear it around my neck, or make some kinda body piercing with it...hmm...hahaha ok you can go throw up in disgust now.

Yesterday (Tuesday, June 15 2004).......

...I lost, The One.

The One that is so precious, so rare and hard to come by. I’d patiently waited a long, long time for this One to emerge in my life too. People told me I was a fool, wasting my time waiting, hoping, longing for the One that would make my joy complete. My heart even grew bitter at times as the years wore on and The One still hadn’t appeared, and I had to watch as many of my peers came to that point in there lives and moved on, leaving me stranded and still waiting…alone.

I can remember when there were times that this coming of age brought them pain and misery, and in an effort to be a good friend I would try and console them. How I wished I could’ve comforted them by saying “It’s ok, I know how you feel…”, but I couldn’t! How could I? I hadn’t discovered my One yet, hadn’t even scratched the surface. And what’s more, most of everyone else had already had more than one come into their lives, more like three, or four! Still, good things come to those who wait, and the Special One finally made its presence known in my life.

At first, I could’ve been envious that most people I knew had at least 3 or 4 in their time, while I had to wait so long before I even came into contact with just one, but the scarcity of the One only increased its significance, elevating and magnifying my happiness. Alas, this heightening of my sensation was only for the purpose of making my emotional downfall that much more painful. The joy was short-lived.

It had been less than a year, and already my One was to be taken from me. Words can barely describe the feeling; a numbing pain, like a weak sedative that causes you to feel, but then not to feel. It’s like I knew exactly what was going on but it all happened so fast. Like hurtling through the air after diving off the edge of a cliff; wind is whistling by and water’s coming up fast, I prepare myself for impact, get ready to close my eyes, and the moment before I hit the water…someone had to gently tell me that it was already over. Will there ever be another One? No, I know it’s not possible. How you say? How can I be so sure? Let’s just say I can see the “future” and from what I can see right now, that was it.


Yesterday, I lost The only One. :'(

easy targets...

as i sit here in my office waiting for lunch (fingers typing, stomach rumbling), my mind wanders in search of an answer to one of life's great Questions: "Why do people make fun of tourists?"

-is it because they're cruel?

no

-is it because they have such mastery over their own environments that scoff at those who explore awkwardly/aimlessly?

no

-is it because they're so pathetic that they have to ridicule others in order to boost their own self esteem/image?

maybe...

but after some reflection, i think i've figured it out. this is why people make fun of tourists:
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...it's just too easy. =P


Bored?----> How fast can YOU type?

yo, this thing is just too cool!
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"AAaarghH! I'm coming to get you Nipplehead!!!"

envy...

ok maybe not all-out crazy green with envy, maybe just a light lime green or somethin...but still, i was bored at work today (finished the schedule early) n i was clickin' through people's blogs when i came across this entry from one of my buddy's pages...

excerpt from johnnypaper's livejournal:

"Jun. 9th, 2004 05:01 pm Today I watch the boats

Went out with a friend and did some partying. Crashed at his place but couldn't sleep. Four AM hits and I'm out the door, all my stuff tucked under my arms and a desperate need to just drive. The sun comes out early now and I'm cruising down Beach Avenue with the sky changing colours on me. Pass the bridge I keep going until I make it to Jericho Beach just in time to see the sunrise. The mountains lit up like they were set on fire and the most brilliant light spilled out from behind them. I was in awe. The barges were honking their early morning mating calls and Ryan Adams was playing in my car cd stereo.

"Today I watch the boats, move across the water..."

There was nobody there at this time. Utter complete silence except for the sounds of surf, birds and boats. I rolled down my windows and fell into the most blissful sleep.

I woke up at noon and the beach was now full. After a quick check to make sure I wasn't robbed or had anything taken from my car, I start up the engine and go."

aaahh...i wasn't there, but i can imagine it; in my office chair i close my eyes n suddenly i am there! i can feel the gentle breeze and smell the warm morning air on the tranquil shores of Jericho...the soft, soothing sound of the crashing waves...so peaceful, i see the golden sunlight bouncing off the water hear the breeze rustle through the trees.....n then BAM!! i hear the rambling of the Hobbit-woman in the office-next-door, the one w/ a voice like that of a hoarse horse. startled, i open my eyes n nearly jump over the keyboard when i see the eccentric photocopy lady (she's inhaled too many photocopier fumes over the years) giving me a deranged smile and a wave...*sigh*...it was nice while it lasted...=T

flashback...

in an earlier post, i mentioned how seeing cirque du soleil's tents every morning on the way to work brought back fond old memories...but lately something's been bugging me. i couldn't figure it out at first, i mean, memories of cirque's gradual upbringing and emergence into the mainstream are good things right? but for some peculiar reason, something about this summer's presentation of "Quidam" gave me the creeps! at first i thought maybe i was just being paranoid u know, like exaggerated childhood memories n stuff? like the time their pet tigers took away my sandwich, or the time when the monkey tried to steal my candy when i was performing...but no, those incidents weren't that bad...what was it? the question really bugged me; where were these bad feelings/memories coming from? it was driving me nuts, i mean how could anybody not love the circus? why was i feeling spooked?

the answer finally came to me last night. i was on my way home when i happened to see one of the Quidam promo posters:

now when u look at it, the clown's just a "little" bit scary, but no big deal right? but then it hit me...the Flashback!
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...*shudder*...it all makes sense now...he's come back to get me!!!

the following is just my record of the past few days...been jotting stuff down while @ work n it’s getting kinda long & messy, so i’m just gonna post it before the days drag on:

Friday, May 28 2004

Warriors of Clay

got home from work on Tuesday n dad told me we were gonna go watch The Terracotta Warriors, an “action-musical” on Thursday night (last night).

can’t remember the last time i’ve seen a show w/ my parents, & they haven’t been to a live show in years, so when they heard that the show’s run was ending on May 30th they decided to grab some tickets.



the venue for the show was The Centre in Vancouver (formerly the Ford Centre) located just across the street from the downtown Vancouver Public Library, which is modeled after an ancient coliseum. haven’t been there in years, & after dinner we still had time to kill before the show, so we took a walk around inside, grabbed some coffee, looked around…it was nice.

got into the theatre 15min. early n we saw a big lineup. some diamond company was having a contest where they had a giant martini glass filled w/ “diamonds” (hundreds of fakes, only two real ones) & you get to go up & choose one. they look @ the one you pick w/ that jewler’s eye-thingy (u know, the thing Uncle Scrooge always carries around in his back pocket?) & if you’ve picked a REAL diamond you get to keep it. i couldn’t resist! but sadly, i didn’t win…even though i tried to “sniff” the real diamonds out. i SWEAR, real diamonds smell different! the security guard didn’t seem to appreciate my efforts though, gave me a funny look when i bent down to take a whiff @ the rocks. paranoid buffoon! what, u think I’m gonna snort ‘em up n take ‘em home? yeeesh…anyways, onto the show!

we were sitting pretty close, too close actually. we were literally in the front row, close enough to see those white, pasty, hairless, shins from Shaolin. i was worried we’d miss out on being able to see the “entire” set & miss out on some action etc…but it wasn’t that bad @ all. it’s the first time i’ve ever been this close for a live theatre performance, & it’s definitely a different experience being so up close n personal w/ the action.

@ one point, the “Emperor” was doing this sequence w/ a sword, doing all these crazy ass moves…i was secretly hoping maybe his palms would be a tad too slippery from perspiration, & that during one of his manoueveurs the sword would slip out of his hands, soar through the air off the stage, go flying tip first straight @ a poor petrified girl in the front row, threatening to bury itself hilt-deep in her left nostril, & then @ the last second i’d catch it! imagine that! i’d be a HERO, & then i’d bring the beauty home! (the sword of course, nevermind the girl w/ the big nostrils)

ANYway…but yeah, by the time the thoughts mentioned above floated through my head, the Emperor was done and he’d managed to hold onto the sword. so, no souvenirs for me =(

the percussionist was fun to watch; he was surrounded by all these crazy drums n bells…and man that gong!! i SO wanted to just run up there n smash that thing. he opened each act by smashing it w/ this big mallet three times. that was so cool…i swear, if i’d had a camera w/ me i’d have run up there after the show n taken a picture w/ that thing…never mind the emperor’s many concubines, or the peasant girls in miniskirts, i wanna shot w/ the gong!!

i think i would’ve even agreed to pay like $10/shot to be able to go up there & whack that thing; Boooonnngg….or more like, Krooonnnnggg…..iono, but it sounded damn cool! imagine if you woke up to that sound every morning? having some guy smash a gong like that as your alarm clock? so cool…or no wait, how bout sounding the gong every time before a meal? now THAT would be just too cool…..ok i think i should stop about this gong stuff…..Kroooonnnggg….

oh yeah, n the “Emperor”? that dude was cool…man, for those UW ppl who thought Pai Mei was cool when we went to see “Kill Bill 2”, you aint seen nothin’ yet till you see the Qin Emperor! they had these 2 lil kung fu kids performing too, must’ve been around 8-10, true Shaolin kids! man, i wish my mom would’ve let met take kung fu…*sigh*…i just had to settle for being named after a ninja turtle…

about being in the front row again, i think we were lucky there was a lot of movement on stage throughout the whole production (fight scenes, acrobatics, musicians), all within our field of vision too. these elements definitely made it more interesting & easy to watch for front row-sitters than if it had been a play/musical laden w/ long stretches of dialogue & soliloquies.

it was really different seeing everything so up close; to see their bodies flip & fly through the air @ such a close distance, i could even see their facial expressions. the ease w/ which they do it is really amazing when you’re that close, feels different than when you’re watching from far away or on TV. sure it’s not quite as flashy/spectacular as some Chinese kung fu films, but then you have to remember these actors are doing it live, right before you, & w/ no wires or special effects. pretty impressive. the Vancouver engagement ended May 30th, then they’re in TO (June 8-27 @ the Elgin Theatre), & end off the tour in Denver (July 6-18). those out East should consider going, you won’t be disappointed!

Saturday, May 29 2004

Rain, rain, go away…


- Summer BBQ #1 (@ Cultus Lake) -
- Started meeting up @ Buck’s around 11am (planned meeting time was 1030), less than 10 of us to begin w/
- After most ppl finally dragged their asses out of bed we ended up leavin for Cultus around 12ish w/ around 20 bodies
- Weather was ok till 5ish, then the LATE latecomers showed up, & brought the RAIN w/ them!
- Kept bbqing despite the drizzle, but then it started comin down hard & that’s when our “Lord of the Flies” instinct took over
- Everyone scrambled to grab stuff n bring it under cover; under trees, under tables, or inside the cars
- Group somehow got divided up into 2 “countries”, about 50 feet away from each other underneath separate trees (well, minus the one group hot-boxing the Pathfinder)
- One “country” had all the meat, the other had the bbq, one had the drinks, the other had the chips & snack food
- We started bargaining & sending items back n forth betw. “countries”; trading people for people, people for food, equipment for food, drinks for cigarettes etc… it’s times like these i wish i had camera…
- Wanted to merge to continue bbqing, but couldn’t decide which “country” to immigrate too
- Eventually our side won out cuz we had more room, the 2 “countries” united under our cover, kept bbqing underneath the trees, left some time after 1800
- On the drive home we were driving a few cars behind this huge rig carrying a bunch of wood on Highway 1, when one of the tires exploded
- When we first noticed something we thought it was wood falling off the truck, but then we saw the chunks of tire shooting up through the air
- Man, imagine how it would’ve been if I’d been riding near that thing? haha, that could’ve been game over…

Sunday, May 30,2004

- went to BAC (Emily n Becky’s church) for Sunday service
- Pastor Tim (another Tim) spoke on parenting, the last sermon of a series he'd been preaching on
- Pretty interesting, next month’s series is on *gasp….Marriage?! hmmm, wonder if i should go…lol

Monday, May 31, 2004

- got to be tour-guide today
- St. George’s University of the UK wants to shoot a promo commercial in our building
- Apparently, a number of ppl film stuff in our building (Blade 3 was filmed here?! yeah, there’s gonna be third…) & i just found out that the position I’m covering takes care of that stuff so…mr. Lee (yeah that’s me) get’s to represent BCIT while giving a tour of an 8-storey building he’s not even familiar with. lovely…(thank goodness i wore my glasses today, @ least i felt smarter!)
- Tour was nothing special though, just showed Tonya the photographer around the building for 15 minutes, she took some photos, that was it
- Rest of the day was pretty boring, but ahh... got free food @ the end of the day. Mmm…danishes….

Tuesday, June 1, 2004

- Same ‘ol @ the office
- After work, tried out “Fit City” (gym in the basement) for the first time, not too bad; decent place, not enough free weights, but enough for a quick workout
- After an hour or so @ the gym, hopped on the skytrain to go meet mom @ Taisho in Metropolis for dinner @ 7, mmm…sushi…
- Decided not to get all-you-can-eat, mom wasn’t up to it, so we just got 2 boats (each w/ chicken/beef teriyaki, assorted sashimi, cali roll, dynamite roll, miso soup, fruit, & rice), plus my usual extras
- However, when my oyster motoyaki came i didn’t know whether to laugh @ the diminutive shellfish or start crying in disbelief.
- i ended up just staring @ for a while after the server put it down on the table. i swear, they were like half the size they usually are! ah well, half the size means half the fat i guess right? should try being healthy…

So was the dinner good or bad? Let’s sum up:
(+) decent price: 2 boats, scallop-tobiko roll, oyster motoyaki = $42 after tax & tip
(-) PUNY oyster motoyaki
(+) cute waitress
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yeah i think I’ll be back...
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aannnnnnnnnd THAT’S the kind of week it’s been! hmm, today is wednesday. i think i'll go grab a McChicken for $1.81...mmmm...until next time…( . )